Spawn Issue #185 marks the beginning of a new era for this bestselling comic book. The new creative team - including Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Image Comics co-founder Whilce Portacio, writer Brian Holguin and colorist Jin Han - will bring new energy to the book, and fans can look forward to an awesome new Spawn.

Today, enjoy the first of three chats with legendary Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane.

Are you ready for Spawn: Endgame? Visit our site devoted to this historic new era at endgame.spawn.com .

Spawn is published by Todd McFarlane Productions and Image Comics, and is distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. In North America, call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK to find a store near you, or visit www.comicshoplocator.com.

SPAWN: ENDGAME ART CONTESTTo celebrate the new direction and creative team of Spawn #185, we launched an epic contest, asking you to give us your vision of Al Simmons' Spawn character. Up for grabs: some awesome original artwork by Spawn: Endgame artist Whilce Portacio.

The call for entries closes at midnight on Friday, Sept. 12 and we've received more than 100 submissions so far. What happens next? We'll post the best of the best on endgame.spawn.com page and myspace.com/officialmcfarlane the first week of October. Voting for the top entries will be open to the public for three weeks, and details on how voting will determine the winners will be posted at that time.